Non-invasive accessory mount for a firearm

• US 8,631,602 B2
• Filed: 01/10/2011
• Issued: 01/21/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Todd Chupp
• Original Assignee: Todd Chupp
• Inventors: Chupp, Todd
• Primary Examiner(s): Abdosh, Samir
• Application Number:
  US12/987,454
• Publication Number:
  US 20110167704A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,107 Days
• Field of Search: 42/710.2, 42/90
• US Class Current: 42/90
• CPC Class Codes: F41C 27/00 Accessories; Details or attachments not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 11/003 Mountings with a dove tail element, e.g. "Picatinny rail systems"

Abstract

An improved accessory mount comprising a custom recoil spring guide assembly and a rail sleeve assembly. The custom spring guide assembly comprises a custom recoil spring guide rod having a tip and a shoulder, and a hollow custom recoil spring plug comprising a cylinder and a recessed collar. The rail sleeve assembly comprises a front plate, a sleeve incorporating a integral rails, and an attachment means, such as a retaining hole. A hollow boss having a rim is rigidly connected to the interior face of the front plate, and the front plate is securely connected to the sleeve. To attach the sleeve to the handgun, the tip of the custom rod is inserted into the boss causing the rim to be seated on the shoulder to create a first non-invasive point of fixity. The retaining hole in an extension of the sleeve fits snugly over the slidestop pin extension, thereby creating a second non-invasive point of fixity when the pin is inserted into the hole. The accessories can then be removably attached to the rails by means standard in the industry.

Claims

1. A non-invasive accessory mount for a handgun having a slide,

said accessory mount comprising:

a sleeve incorporating rails, said sleeve having a forward portion and a rearward portion;

a front plate having an exterior face and an interior face, said front plate attached to the forward portion of the sleeve;

a boss attached to the interior face of the front plate, said boss having a rim;

a custom guide rod having a tip and a shoulder, said tip of the custom guide rod capable of mating with the boss such that the rim of the boss abuts the shoulder of the custom guide rod, thereby securing the forward portion of the sleeve to the handgun; and

an attachment means capable of removably attaching at least a portion of the sleeve to the exterior of the handgun;

wherein the attachment means comprises an extension arm having a hole capable of receiving the slidestop pin of the handgun, said extension arm attached to the rearward portion of the sleeve.

3. The accessory mount of claim 1, wherein the front plate is a strike plate.

2. A non-invasive accessory mount for a handgun having a slide,

said accessory mount comprising:

a sleeve incorporating rails, said sleeve having a forward portion and a rearward portion;

a front plate having an exterior face and an interior face, said front plate attached to the forward portion of the sleeve;

a boss attached to the interior face of the front plate, said boss having a rim;

a custom guide rod having a tip and a shoulder, said tip of the custom guide rod capable of mating with the boss such that the rim of the boss abuts the shoulder of the custom guide rod, thereby securing the forward portion of the sleeve to the handgun; and

an attachment means capable of removably attaching at least a portion of the sleeve to the exterior of the handgun;

wherein the attachment means comprises an extension arm having a detent capable of receiving the tip of the slidestop pin, said extension arm attached to the rearward portion of the sleeve.

4. The accessory mount of claim 2, wherein the front plate is a strike plate.